From the Case Western Reserve University press release: The relationship between desire and attention was long thought to only work in one direction: When a person desires something, they focus their attention on it. Now,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Companies with high levels of staff satisfaction perform better financially, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The study examined the effect of…
From the Taylor & Francis press release: Commonplace suggestive jokes, such as “that’s what she said,” normalize and dismiss the horror of sexual misconduct experiences, experts suggest in a new essay published in Communication and…
From the University of Granada press release: Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), who belong to the Brain, Mind and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC, from its abbreviation in Spanish) and the Faculty of Psychology,…
From the University of Leicester press release: Appraisal of employees often gets a bad press, but recent research suggests if it involves frequent feedback between the formal appraisal and good prior planning and communication of…
From the University of Notre Dame press release: Businesses that have attracted lots of positive media coverage and are also affiliated with high-status venture capitalists or underwriters may seem like poster children for corporate success.…
From the University of Washington press release: Think, for a moment, about the last time you were out in nature. Were you in a city park? At a campground? On the beach? In the mountains?…
From the Kyoto University press release: Chimpanzees do some pretty disgusting things. In their natural habitats, chimpanzees are known to pick up seeds from feces and re-ingest them. In captivity, some practice coprophagy: the deliberate…
From the Imperial College London press release: The researchers from Imperial have designed a video game called Balloon Buddies, which is a tool that enables those recovering from conditions such as a stroke to engage…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: Just because someone is smart and well-motivated doesn’t mean he or she can learn the visual skills needed to excel at tasks like matching fingerprints, interpreting medical X-rays, keeping…